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By Sanu Akingbola

* France have failed to score in their. three World Cup openers, drawing two 0-0 & losing 1-0 to Senegal in 2002

* Greece kept more clean sheets than any other European team in World Cup qualifying (eight)

* Brazil have gathered a total number of 216 World Cup group stage points

* Spain have conceded a total of just two goals in their last 12 tournament games (Euros + World Cup combined)

* Samuel Eto’o has been directly involved in Cameroon’s last four World Cup goals (three goals, one assist).

* England have conceded a total of only one goal in the last six games in which Gary Cahill and Phil Jagielka have both started.

* Brazil have played 97 matches in 19 appearances, while Germany has 99 played matches in 17 appearances

*England have scored 2 of the 3 120th minute goals scored at World Cups: Hurst in 1966 & Platt in 1990 (+ Del Piero in 2006).

*Rickie Lambert has scored three goals from just four shots on target for England

* Didier Deschamps & Jürgen Klinsmann are the only managers at WC 2014 to have won the trophy as players.

* England have now drawn three games 0-0 under Roy Hodgson, one more than they did under Fabio Capello.

* Rickie Lambert has had a hand in five goals in his five England appearances so far (three goals, two assists).

* The only World Cup fixture Iran has won is against USA in ’98

* Out of all 32 teams in Brazil for the World Cup Greece is the Lowest in appearance(twice), won (once), drawn (five) lost (twice)

* Nigeria and Ghana will be the only African countries to go past the first round thrice should they qualify for next round in Brazil.

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